A 23' boat will probably be alright with the ones you're finding at westmarine. I doubt your backstay is much more than 5/32 or so. 5/32" wire has a breaking strength of about 3300 lbs and a working load of about 350-500 lbs. Look HERE to see different ones.
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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